Green deal - £270 cash back off a new boiler

MarkBargain

I moved into a new house recently and the gas bill was £331 for two months. The boiler is an old one with a pilot light and there is a water tank upstairs, so I think an upgrade to a combi boiler is in order sometime soon.

I have been reading the details of the Green Deal (https://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/tackling-climate-change/green-deal/6715-the-green-deal-cashback-for-energy-saving.pdf). Has anyone on here claimed off the scheme and is it worth looking into further?

British Gas is one supplier who offers the Green Deal, but I expect they are hugely expensive to start with.

I have a feeling I'd be better just to get quotes off a local plumers for a new boiler system, but if anyone would like to add any comments please do. Are any local plumbers likely to be in the Green Deal scheme?

spiro

Try looking here http://www.greendealorb.co.uk/providers/provider-search

Ken68

Hi Mark, it will be interesting to compare a private quote with that from an approved dealer.
My experience with the Energy Savings Trust is that traders have to recover their 'authorised' dealership costs so quotations are usually way over the top.
Just another way of keeping the banks in business.

MarkBargain

spiro wrote: »

Try looking here http://www.greendealorb.co.uk/providers/provider-search

There are only 12 supplies on that list for England, and British Gas are not one of them.

MarkBargain

Ken68 wrote: »

Hi Mark, it will be interesting to compare a private quote with that from an approved dealer.
My experience with the Energy Savings Trust is that traders have to recover their 'authorised' dealership costs so quotations are usually way over the top.
Just another way of keeping the banks in business.

I expect you're right Ken, and that a good local Gas Safe Engineer would be cheaper. I'll get some quotes.

Joyful

I put in Scotland into the link and when British Gas came up it showed it covered England, Scotland and Wales.